On the 5th of August, the German frigate FGS NIEDERSACHSEN ended her participation in Operation ATALANTA after almost five month as a part of the EU NAVFOR Task Force. On this occasion, the Force Commander, Commodore Alberto Correia expressed his great thanks for the contribution that FGS NIEDERSACH
The Naval Service vessel LE Ciara detained a Belgian registered fishing vessel approximately 25 nautical miles South West of Tusker Rock. The detention was in relation to an alleged breach of fishing regulations. The vessel was escorted by the LE Ciara Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford and arrived along
A first-of-its-class warship completed at Ingalls and launched in 2005 has been completely repaired at a naval shipyard in Norfolk, Va., the… By Kaija Wilkinson (gulflive) [mappress] Source: gulflive, August 8, 2011;
Dredging that the Navy says is needed to allow a $1 billion warship to safely transit the Kennebec River is under way, allowing the Navy to… (seacoastonline) [mappress] Source: seacoastonline, August 8, 2011;
After a five-year hiatus, naval ships are able to return to CFB Esquimalt’s drydock for repairs and paint jobs. HMCS Algonquin recently eme… By Erin McCracken (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, August 8, 2011;
USS Bainbridge returned home to Naval Station Norfolk after completing a successful independent deployment in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet are… (wdbj7) [mappress] Source: wdbj7, August 8, 2011;
The captain of a Portsmouth-based warship has praised his crew for their calm reaction to being fired at with rockets. HMS Liverpool prepared to fire her Sea Dart missile system during a tense stand-off with pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya. The Type 42 warship, which has been patrolling offshore to enfo
Long-range cruise of Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko finished on Aug 6. The ship headed by Capt 1 rank Stanislav Varik took part in the FRUKUS joint exercise and returned to the homebase Severomorsk. Admiral Chabanenko had carried out transatlantic cruise to US naval base Norfo
First Ukrainian patrol boat will be put into service roughly in Aug 2012, reports Interfax-Ukraine referring to Deputy Chief of Ukrainian Frontier Service Pavel Shisholin. As for Mr. Pavel Shisholin, “construction of Orlan-class patrol craft is currently in progress; this project was specially desig
Jeju Island is in the eye of a storm as longstanding conflicts reached a boiling point over a plan to build a naval base in a small village… By Kim Tae-jong (koreatimes) [mappress] Source: koreatimes, August 8, 2011;
U.S. Navy officials view the four-month milestone maintenance of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Freedom — which started the last week of… (aviationweek) [mappress] Source: aviationweek, August 8, 2011;
Thirty-one US soldiers, including members of the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, were killed in Afghanistan when the Taliban shot down the… (paktribune) [mappress] Source: paktribune, August 8, 2011;
A woman is to command a frontline warship for the first time in the 500-year history of the Royal Navy… By John Kay (thesun) [mappress] Source: thesun, August 8, 2011;
UK minehunters HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Grimsby visited Aqaba in Jordan to round off a three-year deployment. The ships have been working in the Arabian Gulf since 2008 as part of a permanent Royal Navy presence. The visit to the Middle East country was an opportunity for the Royal Navy to cement a
